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rankshift

rankshift verb: to use a phrase as a subunit of a longer one.

Verb

rankshift (third-person singular simple present rankshifts, present participle rankshifting, simple past and past participle rankshifted)

  1. To use a phrase as a subunit of a longer one

Noun

rankshift (plural rankshifts)

  1. The action of rankshifting

Forms of rankshift

Verb
third-person singular presentrankshifts
present participlerankshifting
past participlerankshifted
pastrankshifted
Noun
pluralrankshifts

Origin of rankshift

From rank + shift.

Questions about rankshift

What does rankshift mean?
Rankshift means to use a phrase as a subunit of a longer one.
What part of speech is rankshift?
Rankshift can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of rankshift?
The past tense of rankshift is rankshifted.

Words near rankshift in the dictionary

  1. rankograms
  2. rankout
  3. rankouts
  4. ranks
  5. ranks of apparition
  6. rankshift
  7. rankshifted
  8. rankshifting
  9. rankshifts
  10. ranksman
  11. ranksmen

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